Tag: Spiritual Life

  • Pain’s Family Reunion

    There’s a party at the Pain house tonight. It’s a reunion, really. A Pain family reunion. It’s evening now and music is getting louder and louder, sounding into the streets as the pavement echoes the beat of the music. Thump thump sounds the bass coming from the house as the family members arrive all ready…

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  • Getting to Know Jesus: Matthew 10

    Continuing on in our study of Matthew’s gospel, we reach chapter 10 in which Jesus begins equipping His newly found disciples with instructions, warnings and encouragements concerning their ministry from here on out. In chapter 9 we left off with Jesus talking to His disciples about the importance of reaching people with His message who…

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  • God Knows Exactly What to Do

    God Knows Exactly What to Do

    I thought I was making good progress when it came to trusting in God’s ways. I wrote about the topic several months ago. I’ve been striving to let the Lord lead me to the places He wants to take me, even if that means traversing a very different road than I would have thought. And…

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  • Sweet Emotions

    For the past year, I’ve found myself more aware of my emotions than I ever been. I used to not be very open when it came to expressing exactly how I felt. I used to be an emotion-stuffer. I stuffed my emotions. I bottled them up. I never let anybody see how I was feeling.…

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  • The Secret Place

    The Secret Place

    There’s a place where the Lord longs to fellowship with us. A place where we can escape every other thing vying for our attention. A place where our circumstances fade in the peace of His comfort. A place where my flesh is rendered powerless.  A place where the enemy cannot reach me. The place where the…

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